2009 BET Awards, Winners, Nominees

What time will the 2009 BET Awards start? At 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. The annual awards is this Sunday, June 28, 2009 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles with actor Jamie Foxx hosting.

Expect to see Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, Queen Latifah, and Keri Hilson, Maxwell, Fabolous, Soulja Boy, Keyshia Cole and Mary Mary perform tonight!

Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys will receive the 2009 BET Humanitarian Award.

2009 BET Awards Winners and nominees (updates will come later today)

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist:

Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
T.I.
Kanye West
Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist:

Lil Mama
M.I.A.
Trina

Best Male R&B Artist:

The-Dream
Jamie Foxx
Ryan Leslie
Ne-Yo
T-Pain

Best Female R&B Artist:

Beyonce Knowles
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Group:

DAY26
GS Boyz
N.E.R.D
The Roots
Three 6 Mafia

Best Collaboration:

Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – “Blame It”
Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne – “Turnin’ Me On”
Jim Jones feat. Ron Browz and Juelz Santana – “Pop Champagne”
T.I. feat. Rihanna – “Live Your Life”
Yung L.A. feat. Young Dro and T.I. – “Ain’t I”

Best New Artist:

Keri Hilson
Kid Cudi
Ryan Leslie
M.I.A.
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Gospel Artist:

Regina Belle
Shirley Caesar
Mary Mary
Smokie Norful
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Video of the Year:

Beyonce Knowles – “If I Were a Boy”
Beyonce Knowles – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – “Blame It”
T.I. feat. Rihanna – “Live Your Life”
Kanye West – “Heartless”

Video Director of the Year:

Benny Boom
Rik Cordero
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

Best Actor:

Common
Idris Elba
Samuel L. Jackson
Will Smith
Jamal Woolard

Best Actress:

Angela Bassett
Rosario Dawson
Taraji P. Henson
Jennifer Hudson
Beyoncé Knowles

Male Athlete of the Year:

Kobe Bryant
Reggie Bush
LeBron James
Dwayne Wade
Tiger Woods

Female Athlete of the Year:

Tamika Catchings
Lisa Leslie
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Viewer’s Choice:

Beyonce Knowles – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne – “Turnin’ Me On”
Lil Wayne – “A Milli”
Soulja Boy feat. Sammie – “Kiss Me Thru the Phone”
T.I. feat. Rihanna – “Live Your Life”
T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne – “Can’t Believe It”
Kanye West – “Love Lockdown”

BET J Award:

Musiq Soulchild
Raphael Saadiq
Seal
Solange Knowles
Jazmine Sullivan